Japanese submarine Ro-17
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Japan | |
Name | Submarine No. 34 |
Builder | Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Japan |
Laid down | 24 September 1920 |
Launched | 24 February 1921 |
Completed | 20 October 1921 |
Commissioned | 20 October 1921 |
Renamed | Ro-17 on 1 November 1924 |
Stricken | 1 April 1936 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Kaichū type submarine (K3 subclass) |
Displacement |
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Length | 70.10 m (230 ft 0 in) overall |
Beam | 6.12 m (20 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in) |
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Range |
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Test depth | 45.7 m (150 ft) |
Crew | 46 |
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Ro-17, originally named Submarine No. 34, was an Imperial Japanese Navy Kaichū-Type submarine of the Kaichū III subclass. She was commissioned in 1921 and operated in the waters of Japan. She was stricken in 1936.
Design and description
The submarines of the Kaichu III sub-class were a slightly improved version of the preceding Kaichu II subclass, the man difference being an increase in diving depth from 30 to 45.7 meters (98 to 150 ft).[1] They displaced 752 tonnes (740 long tons) surfaced and 1,013 tonnes (997 long tons) submerged. The submarines were 70.10 meters (230 ft 0 in) long and had a beam of 6.12 meters (20 ft 1 in) and a draft of 3.70 meters (12 ft 2 in).
For surface running, the submarines were powered by two 1,450-
The submarines were armed with six 450 mm (18 in)
Construction and commissioning
Ro-17 was
Service history
Upon commissioning, Submarine No. 34 was assigned to the
Submarine Division 16 was reassigned to the Kure Naval District — in which it remained for the rest of Submarine No. 34′s active career — on 1 December 1923.[2] In the years that followed, Submarine No. 34 was renamed Ro-17 on 1 November 1924,[2] and Submarine Division 16 served in the Kure Defense Division from 10 December 1928 to 15 November 1934.[2] Ro-17 was stricken from the Navy list on 1 April 1936.[2]
Notes
- ^ ISBN 0 87021 907 3, p. 248.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "RO-17 ex No-34". iijnsubsite.info. 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Airship Investigation: Report of Col. Henry Breckenridge, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1933, p. 55.
References
- "Rekishi Gunzō"., History of Pacific War Vol.17 I-Gō Submarines, ISBN 4-05-601767-0
- Rekishi Gunzō, History of Pacific War Extra, "Perfect guide, The submarines of the Imperial Japanese Forces", Gakken (Japan), March 2005, ISBN 4-05-603890-2
- The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.43 Japanese Submarines III, Ushio Shobō (Japan), September 1980, Book code 68343-44
- The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.132 Japanese Submarines I "Revised edition", Ushio Shobō (Japan), February 1988, Book code 68344-36
- The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.133 Japanese Submarines II "Revised edition", Ushio Shobō (Japan), March 1988, Book code 68344-37
- The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.135 Japanese Submarines IV, Ushio Shobō (Japan), May 1988, Book code 68344-39